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Pat Benatar Performing ‘We Belong’, ‘Heat of the Night’ and ‘Promises in the Dark’ Live July 2022

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One of the coolest things happening around the country now that live concerts are back is the resurgence of concerts from our favorite singers and bands from the ’80s. The stadium tour with Poison, Joan Jett, Def Leppard, and Motley Crue is in full swing, and there are so many other awesome ’80s artists who are also touring this summer.

One of our all time favorite ’80s singers, Pat Benatar is currently touring with her husband Neil Giraldo, who has been by her side on stage since the early ’80s.

Enjoy this look at Benatar and Giraldo performing We Belong, Heat of the Night, and Promises in the Dark live in Quakertown, PA on July 7, 2022. Huge thanks to YouTube’s Jim Powers for the incredible video footage from the concert!

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The Incredible Hulk Plays Baseball from Season 5 in 1981

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Season five of The Incredible Hulk aired in 1981. I remember watching this show as a kid and loving it. It’s certainly a “little” bit different than the Hulk movies of today, but there’s something surreal about watching the original Incredible Hulk. Enjoy this flashback to the Incredible Hulk helping out a baseball pitching phenom and hitting a baseball a mile long! LOL.

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The Best Scene from 1988’s ‘Bull Durham’ featuring Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins

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1988’s Bull Durham was and still is one of my favorite baseball movies of all time, and in this simple scene, Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins were fantastic. To many, it was just a scene featuring an older catcher who is jealous that his younger pitcher is getting called up to the big leagues so fast, but when you really watch the scene, there are so many things happening all at once. Crash (Costner) isn’t so much jealous that Ebby (Robbins) is getting called up, but rather it’s the realization that his career is probably over because he won’t be catching for Ebby anymore. Even in the end though, he still cares for Ebby and continues to try and help him learn what to do and not to do.

Enjoy this look back at the best scene from 1988’s Bull Durham!

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Classic Robin Williams Stand-Up Comedy from 1987 on Comic Relief

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In 1987, the great Robin Williams appeared on Comic Relief, and in less than four minutes, his stand-up routine reminded us all why he was one of the greatest comedians of all time. No filter. No shame. Just plain funny!

Enjoy this look back at Robin Williams on Comic Relief back in 1987!

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Gary Shandling’s Awesome First Appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1981

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On March 18, 1981, Garry Shandling hit a home run with his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. This was actually his first appearance on national TV as well. Shandling nailed joke and after joke, and you could tell that Carson was genuinely impressed with his act.

Enjoy this look back at Garry Shandling’s first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1981!

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Randall “Tex” Cobb Roasts Larry Holmes in 1989

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In February, 1989, Randall “Tex” Cobb spoke at a celebrity roast of Larry Holmes. In one of the most one-sided boxing matches in history, Holmes won a unanimous decision over Cobb back in 1982. The fight went the full 15 rounds, and announcer Howard Cosell repeatedly called for the referee to stop the fight. For some unknown reason, the referee never stopped the fight despite even Holmes calling for the ref to stop the fight for fear he was going to seriously injure Cobb. However, Cobb had one of the best chins in the business, and managed to make it through the entire fight.

Fast forward to 1989, and Cobb and Holmes are really good friends, which is what made his roast of Holmes even better. Nothing was off-limits, and Cobb didn’t disappoint.

Enjoy this look back at Randall “Tex” Cobb roasting former heavyweight champion of the world, Larry Holmes in 1989!

P.S. In case you missed it, check out Cobb cracking Johnny Carson up while talking about his fight the previous year against Holmes on The Tonight Show back in 1983!

Randall “Tex” Cobb on The Tonight Show in 1983!

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Randall “Tex” Cobb Cracks Johnny Up on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1983

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On January 14, 1983, Randall “Tex” Cobb was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In hilarious fashion, Tex broke down his losing fight to Larry Holmes, and had Johnny and the audience in stitches laughing so hard. If you’re like me, you remember him most as the Leonard Smalls from 1987’s Raising Arizona.

Enjoy this look back at Randall “Tex” Cobb on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1983!

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Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley on Oprah in 1988 with Jackie Collins and Pamela Des Barres

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I remember watching this episode back in the day. In 1988, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from Kiss were guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show along with Rock Star author Jackie Collins and rock star groupie Pamela Des Barres. The conversation centered around rock n’ roll groupies and the rock start lifestyle. Both Gene and Paul answered every question thrown at them with complete transparency and honesty.

As you can imagine, not everyone in the crowd appreciated their honesty, but what do you expect when Gene Simmons tells Oprah he slept with at least 2,000 different women in the last ten years. If you break that down, he slept with a different woman every other day for 10 years… Oy.

Enjoy this look back at Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley on the The Oprah Winfrey Show back in 1988!

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Eddie Murphy’s Opening Monologue on Saturday Night Live in 1982 talking about Jewish Ghosts and Stevie Wonder

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It doesn’t get any better than watching Eddie Murphy’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live back in 1982 talking about the Jewish ghost that haunts his home, and no one does a better Stevie Wonder impression that Eddie!

Enjoy this look back at a classic opening monologue from Saturday Night Live featuring Eddie Murphy in 1982!

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Young Guns – Are you really gonna kill Billy the Kid?

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In this scene from 1988’s Young Guns, Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) overhears a man at a bar talking about how he’s going to kill Billy the Kid. Billy walks up to him and starts asking him questions, and the man, who has no clue who he’s talking to, answers him. Not a smart move…

Enjoy this look back at the “Are you really gonna kill Billy the Kid” scene from 1988’s Young Guns!

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Debbie Harry and Kermit The Frog – ‘The Rainbow Connection’ Duet from 1980

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In 1980, Blondie’s Debbie Harry was a guest on The Muppet Show, and she and Kermit the Frog performed a lovely duet of The Rainbow Connection, which was written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher. The song was written specifically for Kermit the Frog to sing it in 1979’s The Muppet Movie, and it actually reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1979.

Enjoy this look back at Kermit the Frog and Debbie Harry performing The Rainbow Connection on The Muppet Show in 1980 as well as Kermit the Frog singing it during the opening of The Muppet Movie!

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Richard Pryor’s Emotional Return to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson after Setting Himself on Fire in 1980

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On June 9, 1980, Richard Pryor poured 151 proof rum on his shirt and set himself on fire with a cigarette lighter. In the documentary I Am Richard Pryor, Pryor’s widow, Jennifer Lee Pryor said it was a suicide attempt and that Richard warned her.

He warned me. He said to me, ‘I’ve decided what to do. I have to do this otherwise I don’t know how I’m going to get out. There’s no way out of this so you need to leave so you don’t get hurt too.’ I knew he was planning something, I didn’t know what. I called the house. Somebody answered and then the next thing I know they drop the phone and I heard someone screaming, and Richard at that time running through the house on fire.

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On September 5, 1980, Pryor made an emotional return to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and he talked about the incident with Johnny. Enjoy this look back at Richard Pryor’s emotional return to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1980!

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Depeche Mode – ‘People Are People’ Music Video from 1984

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In 1984, Depeche Mode released their fourth studio album, Some Great Reward. The album spawned their first top 20 hit on the Hot 100 chart in the U.S. when the first single People Are People peaked at number 13 on the Hot 100 chart in 1985.

Enjoy this look back at the Depeche Mode’s music video for People Are People as well as a rare live performance from German TV back in 1984!

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INXS – ‘Don’t Change’ Music Video from 1982

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In 1982, INXS released their third studio album titled Shabooh Shoobah. It became their first Gold album in the United States, and the album produced their first top 40 hit on the Hot 100 chart in the U.S. as well as two top 20 hits on the Mainstream Rock chart. The first single released from the album was The One Thing, which peaked at number 30 on the Hot 100 chart and number two on the Mainstream Rock chart. The second single was Don’t Change, which many fans, including me regard as one of the best songs they ever released.

Enjoy this look back at the music video for Don’t Change from 1982 as well as a couple of awesome live performances of Don’t Change from the mid-’80s! We’ve also got the music video for The One Thing below as well. Enjoy!

INXS – The One Thing Music Video

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Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life – “Woke Up Just Now With One Sock Too Many” Scene

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There are so many great scenes in 1983’s Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. There’s “The Miracle of Birth” scene that always cracks us up, and then there’s this scene set during the 1st Zulu War in 1879. This one scene contains so many hilarious one-liners:

“Woke up just now… one sock too many.”

“If you’re playing football or anything, try and favor the other leg.”

“Hmm… Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes… Well, this is nothing to worry about.”

Pure comedic genius! Enjoy this look back at one of the hilarious scenes from 1983’s Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life!

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Henry Thomas’ Amazing Audition for E.T. – “Okay kid, you got the job!”

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Auditions have to be one of the hardest things in the world to do. You only have a couple of minutes to impress a director, but after Henry Thomas auditioned for the part of Elliott Taylor, the 10-year-old boy who befriends E.T., a couple of minutes was all he needed. This audition was brilliant! When he starts to cry, it was all but a done deal!

Enjoy this look back at Henry Thomas’ amazing audition for the role of Elliott Taylor in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982!

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Sights and Sounds from the Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Stadium Tour Kickoff in Atlanta, GA June 16, 2022

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The long-awaited stadium tour featuring headliners Def Leppard and Motley Crue along with Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts finally made it’s debut yesterday in Atlanta, Georgia on June 16, 2022. Reviews and videos are starting to come in, but for now, let’s just take a look at some of the best videos that have come out of the show so far as well as the setlist for each artist.

First up on the stage was Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

Setlist:

  1. Victim of Circumstance
  2. Cherry Bomb
  3. Light of Day
  4. You Drive Me Wild
  5. Everyday People
  6. Fake Friends
  7. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
  8. I Love Rock n’ Roll
  9. Crimson & Clover
  10. (I’m Gonna) Run Away
  11. Bad Reputation
  12. I Hate Myself for Loving You

Enjoy this look at Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performing their number one hit from 1982, I Love Rock n’ Roll live during the 2022 stadium tour stop in Atlanta!

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

I Love Rock n’ Roll

Next up on the stage was Poison!

Setlist:

  1. Look What the Cat Dragged In
  2. Ride the Wind
  3. I Want Action
  4. Talk Dirty To Me
  5. Something to Believe In
  6. Your Mama Don’t Dance
  7. Eruption (Eddie Van Halen cover)
  8. Fallen Angel
  9. Unskinny Bop
  10. Drum Solo
  11. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
  12. Nothin’ But a Good Time

Enjoy this look at Poison performing Ride the Wind and Nothin’ But A Good Time live during the 2022 stadium tour stop in Atlanta!

Poison

Ride the Wind
Nothin’ But a Good Time

Once Poison exited the stage, Motley Crue’s massive stage set was installed and Tommy, Mick, Nikki, and Vince made their return to the stage. Unfortunately, Tommy had to remove himself after playing the first five songs due to four broken ribs he suffered about two weeks prior. Tommy was replaced on stage by Tommy Clufetos, a session drummer who has toured with Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Alice Cooper, and Ted Nugent to name a few.

Setlist:

  1. Wild Side
  2. Shout at the Devil
  3. Too Fast for Love
  4. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
  5. Saints of Los Angeles
  6. Live Wire
  7. Looks That Kill
  8. The Dirt featuring Machine Gun Kelly
  9. Rock and Roll, Part 2/ Smokin’ in the Boys Room/ White Punks on Dope/ Helter Skelter/ Anarchy in the U.K.
  10. Home Sweet Home – Tommy Lee came back out to play the piano and drums
  11. Dr. Feelgood
  12. Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)
  13. Piece of Your Action
  14. Girls, Girls, Girls
  15. Primal Scream
  16. Kickstart My Heart

Enjoy this look at Motley Crue performing Wild Side, Girls, Girls, Girls, and The Dirt featuring Machine Gun Kelly live during the stadium tour stop in Atlanta!

Motley Crue

Wild Side
Girls Girls Girls
The Dirt featuring Machine Gun Kelly

The final act of the night was Def Leppard, who did an awesome job performing through a downfall without missing a beat.

Setlist:

  1. Take What You Want
  2. Fire It Up
  3. Animal
  4. Foolin’
  5. Armageddon It
  6. Kick
  7. Love Bites
  8. Excitable
  9. This Guitar
  10. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
  11. Two Steps Behind
  12. Rocket
  13. Bringin’ on the Heartbreak
  14. Switch 625
  15. Hysteria
  16. Pour Some Sugar On Me
  17. Rock of Ages
  18. Photograph

Enjoy this look at Def Leppard performing Take What You Want, Fire It Up, Two Steps Behind, and Hysteria live during the 2022 stadium tour stop in Atlanta!

Def Leppard

Take What You Want
Fire It Up
Two Steps Behind
Hysteria
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Johnny and Daniel Have a Moment with REO Speedwagon in Cobra Kai

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If you’re a fan of the Karate Kid movies from our youth, you owe it to yourself to watch Cobra Kai. At times it’s cheesy, but what shows aren’t these days, but all in all, it’s pretty darn good. During the first season back in 2018, Johnny and Daniel find themselves bonding somewhat when REO Speedwagon’s Take it on the Run is playing on the car radio.

Johnny: “You like Speedwagon?”

Daniel: “What kind of man doesn’t!” Amen, Daniel son… Amen!

Enjoy this look back at one of the many great scenes from the Karate Kid-inspired Cobra Kai series!

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REO Speedwagon – ‘Can’t Fight This Feeling’ – Kevin Cronin’s Adorable Duet with his Daughter Holly on Stage at the Kaaboo Festival in 2019

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When it comes to rock ballads, nobody does it better than REO Speedwagon, and one of the greatest rock ballads of all time is Can’t Fight This Feeling from REO’s 1984 album Wheels Are Turnin’. It was their second number one hit on the Hot 100 chart. Their first number one was another awesome rock ballad, Keep on Loving You from 1980.

REO is still rockin’ the stage and sounding as good as ever, and in 2019 at the Kaaboo Festival, something special happened on stage. Lead singer Kevin Cronin brought his daughter Holly on stage with him to sing Can’t Fight This Feeling, and it was adorable.

Enjoy this look back to 2019 with REO Speedwagon and Holly Cronin performing Can’t Fight This Feeling live at the Kaaboo Festival!

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Eddie Van Halen – One of the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time – Live in 1986

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During Van Halen’s famous live concert in 1986 from the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Eddie Van Halen performed one of the greatest solos we’ve ever hear. For over 13 minutes, Eddie mesmerized the crowd with a solo that included licks from Van Halen’s songs 316, Eruption, Cathedral, Mean Street, and Spanish Fly. This is definitely one of the greatest guitar solos of all time, and we know you’re going to enjoy it!

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What a Gem! 45 Minutes of Unedited MTV Music Television from October 1982 with Mark Goodman

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Tonight, we’re going to take you back to October 1982 with 45 minutes of unedited MTV Music Television! If you’re like us, you spent hours upon hours just watching MTV back in the ’80s. That is why this footage is so cool. It’s just like you turned on MTV in ’82 and started watching TV. Original VJ Mark Goodman is your host for this 45 minute video gem featuring music from:

  • Kim Carnes – Voyeur
  • Taxxi – States of Emergency
  • Eddie Money – Shakin’
  • CCR – Down on the Corner
  • Little River Band – The Night Owls
  • Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf
  • Pat Benatar – Precious Time
  • Peter Gabriel – Shock the Monkey
  • Kansas – People of the South Wind

Enjoy this flashback to 1982 with Mark Goodman and 45 minutes of MTV Television!

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‘Rambo: First Blood’ – Colonel Trautman Comes To Rescue the Sheriff from Rambo

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Rambo: First Blood was released to theaters on October 22, 1982 and grossed over $125 million at the box office on a budget of just $15 million. It was the first movie in the Rambo series, and in our opinion, the best of them all. They’re all good, but you can’t beat the original. In this scene, we’re introduced to Colonel Samuel R. “Sam” Trautman, the man who made Rambo as he informs Sheriff Teasle that he’s not here to rescue Rambo from them, but rather rescue them from Rambo.

Enjoy this look back at our first look at Colonel Trautman in Rambo: First Blood from 1982!

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Guns N’ Roses Perform ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ live on The MTV VMA’s in 1988 with Introduction by Sam Kinison

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In 1988, Guns N’ Roses performed their breakout hit Welcome to the Jungle live at the MTV Video Music Awards. They were introduced by the late Sam Kinison. They won the VMA for Best New Artist during the show, which was broadcast live on September 7, 1988 from the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, CA and was hosted by Arsenio Hall.

Enjoy this look back at Guns N’ Roses performing Welcome to the Jungle live at the ’88 VMA awards!

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‘Big’ Starring Tom Hanks – Playing the Piano Scene from 1988

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Big was released to theaters on June 3, 1988. It starred Tom Hanks as adult Josh Haskin, a young boy who makes a wish to be “big”, and is transformed overnight into an adult. Big was a huge hit at the box office taking in over $150 million on a budget of only $18 million, and Tom Hanks won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor.

This is one of our favorite scenes when adult Josh plays the foot piano with the boss of his company, Mr. MacMillan, played by the late Robert Loggia. Enjoy this look back at one of our favorite scenes from 1988’s Big starring Tom Hanks!

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Back to School featuring Rodney Dangerfield – “It Was a Really Big Check” Scene

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Back to School was released to theaters in 1986 and starred Rodney Dangerfield as a wealthy but uneducated father who goes to college to show solidarity with his discouraged son and ends up learning that he can’t buy happiness or an education.

It’s a hilarious movie with so many great scenes. In this scene, Thornton Melon, played by Dangerfield is being honored by Dean Martin (Ned Beatty) at the ground-breaking of the new Melon School of Business Administration, to which Dr. Phillip Barbay (Paxton Whitehead) does not approve, but Dean Martin sets him straight by saying, It was a really big check!

Enjoy a look back at the “really big check” scene as well as our favorite scene from the movie featuring Sam Kinison as Professor Terguson in 1986’s Back To School!

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Caddyshack Deleted Scene Featuring Bill Murray and Chevy Chase

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There are so many great scenes in Caddyshack that it’s no surprise there were tons of scenes that didn’t make the final cut in the movie. Here’s a scene that I’ve never seen before that features Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Michael O’Keefe. In this scene, Carl rides up on Ty and Danny on the course and proceeds to critique/correct Ty’s golf swing. If you’re a fan of Caddyshack, you’ll love this deleted scene!

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’80s Rock Legends Def Leppard are back with a New Album – Watch Videos for ‘Kick’, ‘Fire It Up’ and ‘Take What You Want’ From Their New Album ‘Diamond Star Halos’

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Def Leppard are in the midst of the long-awaited stadium tour with Motley Crue, Poison, and Joan Jett, and just in time, they released a kick ass new album on Friday, May 28, 2022 called Diamond Star Halos. The first single released from the album, Kick became their first single to chart on the Billboard Rock charts since 2006’s Rock On. Kick peaked at number 34 earlier in 2022. This may not seem like a big deal, but it’s been forever since any of our favorite bands from the ’80s who are still releasing great music had a song peak within the top 40 of any major Billboard chart. Maybe it’s a sign of things to come… We’ll keep our fingers crossed.

For now, sit back and enjoy a look at three new music videos from Def Leppard for Kick, Fire It Up, and Take What You Want!

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Pete Townshend – ‘Let My Love Open The Door’ Music Video from 1980

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In 1980, The Who’s legendary guitarist Pete Townshend released his second solo studio album titled Empty Glass. The second single released from the album was Let My Love Open The Door, which became his first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it peaked at number nine in 1980. Despite the success of the song, Townshend didn’t consider it one of his best songs. According to Rolling Stone, Townshend called Let My Love Open The Door a little ditty, but preferred A Little Is Enough from the album.

Enjoy this look back at the music video for Let My Love Open the Door, a live performance of the song from 1982, as well as the live promo video for A Little Is Enough!

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Rick Springfield – ‘Jessie’s Girl’ 40th Anniversary Live

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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his album Working Class Dog, ageless Rick Springfield recorded a live version of Jessie’s Girl at his home. Rick looks and sounds amazing, and it’s almost unbelievable that he’s 72 years old. He looks like he’s still in his 40s!!!

Jessie’s Girl was a number one hit on the Hot 100 chart for Springfield in 1981, and in 2018 Billboard ranked it number 186 on it’s greatest songs of all time.

Enjoy this look at Rick Springfield performing Jessie’s Girl live at his home as well as his original music video for Jessie’s Girl from 1981!

Also, we want to give a shoutout to Youtube user Delaney for this comment on Springfield’s Jessie’s Girl music video on YouTube. Awesome Delaney!

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The Eagles – ‘Seven Bridges Road’ Amazing Rehearsal Footage

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In 1980, The Eagles released an album titled Eagles Live, and it contained one of our favorite songs of all time. Seven Bridges Road is an amazing song that was written by musician Steve Young for his 1969 Rock Salt & Nails & Seven Bridges Road album. However, The Eagles version is the most remembered version of the song, and it’s certainly one of the greatest cover songs of all time!

Enjoy this look back at archived footage of The Eagles rehearsing Seven Bridges Road before a concert as well as the band performing the song live in concert, and in case you’ve never heard the original version, enjoy a live performance of the song by Steve Young in 1985!

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